Microsoft Word is one of those applications that we’ve probably all used at some point in our lives. If you’re in the business world, odds are you’re probably using it on an almost daily basis. Being in business, having a way to get more work done in either the same or less amount of time is an underlying goals many of us probably shoot for in our work. That leads us to the question then.

Are you being as efficient at using Microsoft Word as you can be? Do you know many of the keyboard shortcuts you can take advantage …read more

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If you’re someone like me who’s memory isn’t all that great, you’d be pressed to remember all the keyboard shortcuts for the various menu items and keyboard symbols. If you wanted to insert an “•” in the document that you’re typing, how would you do it? The answer? Just press “Option – 8″. For the life of me I can’t remember all. I only remember the ones I use often. For the rest, forget it.
Thankfully there’s the CharacterPal widget from Taco Widgets. It’s a nifty add-on to the Dashboard that gives you the keyboard shortcuts …read more